UB Students Inducted Into Phi Beta Kappa

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Residents of the Albany area, the Hudson Valley and the New York City area attending the University at Buffalo recently were inducted into the Omicron Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa honorary society.

Students selected to be members must be seniors graduating in a liberal arts degree program or one of a small number of juniors. They must have a grade-point average of 3.75 or higher with 85 credit hours completed, or 3.50 or higher with 100 credit hours completed.

The University at Buffalo is a premier research-intensive public university, the largest and most comprehensive campus in the State University of New York. UB's more than 27,000 students pursue their academic interests through more than 300 undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs. Founded in 1846, the University at Buffalo is a member of the Association of American Universities.

The students who were inducted, their areas of study and their hometowns are:

ALBANY: Terry Kallner, biomedical sciences, and Jenifer Scarcella, English.

BALLSTON LAKE: John Sgambati, communication.

BAYSIDE: Hiu Ying Chung, English; Sara Hochrad, communicative disorders and sciences; and Sara Koenig, sociology.

BELLMORE: Stacey Sabilia, theatre and dance.

BETHPAGE: Joseph Bestreich, social sciences interdisciplinary.

BRONX: Ka Ho Tong, political science.

BROOKLYN: Richard Ang, psychology; Dmitry Braynin, political science; Joshua Colson, psychology; Anna Duzhanskaya, communicative disorders and sciences; Cari Engelmann, communicative disorders and sciences; Vincent Lee, chemistry; Pauline Roth, history; Sze Wan Wong, psychology; and Daisy Wong, anthropology.

CAMBRIA HEIGHTS: Tiffany Bates, history.

CENTERPORT: Allison Lambert, media study.

CLIFTON PARK: Catherine Barnum, visual studies.

COMMACK: Alison Bellina, psychology.

DIX HILLS: Pamela Rosen, social sciences interdisciplinary.

FLUSHING: Maureen Ballin, psychology, and Nigina Khasidova, philosophy.

FREEPORT: Christine Martin, social sciences interdisciplinary.

GANSEVOORT: Jessica Benway, theatre and dance.

HILLSDALE: Amy Hansen, anthropology.

HUNTINGTON: Meghan Dunn, psychology.

INWOOD: Kelly Masone, communicative disorders and sciences.

LIVINGSTON MANOR: Tammy Greynolds, visual studies.

MALVERNE: Lindsey Schmidt, social sciences interdisciplinary.

MAMARONECK: Yveth Ramos, social sciences interdisciplinary.

MANHATTAN: Angel Rosario, psychology.

MASTIC: Ann Olivo, linguistics.

MERRICK: Ian Axelrod, political science, and Ally Shuster, women's studies.

NASSAU: Caitlyn Hughes, theatre and dance.

NESCONSET: Ryan McNerney, history.

NEWBURGH: Tara Sullivan, English.

NEW CITY: Evan Bracconeri, media study; Jennifer Moccio, communication; and Anita Moursalian, economics.

NEW HYDE PARK: Rachel Oyama, theatre and dance.

NISKAYUNA: Alexandria Piedmont, biomedical sciences, and Jenifer Scharphorn, romance languages and literatures.

NORTH BABYLON: Patricia Arend, psychology.

OLD BETHPAGE: Sheri Katz, communicative disorders and sciences.

OZONE PARK: Laura Ingenito, communicative disorders and sciences.

PEEKSKILL: Marissa Chabon, English.

PENNELLVILLE: Chris Reagen, history.

PLAINVIEW: Jeremy Burton, English; Fara Ditkowsky, communicative disorders and sciences; and Tamara Helfer, psychology.

PORT WASHINGTON: Valerie Kondilis, psychology.

POUGHQUAG: Catherine Dunning, English.

SARATOGA SPRINGS: Anthony Zacharakis, physics.

SAUQUIOT: Justin Donahoe, history, and Colleen Tomasso, communication.

SCHENECTADY: Ian Thompson, biomedical sciences.

SCOTIA: Courtney Halsdorf, chemistry, and Megan Ryan, social sciences interdisciplinary.

SEAFORD: Brooke Nuoffer, history.

SOMERS: Dylan Hall, philosophy.

SOUTH FALLSBURG: Jacqueline Levine, communicative disorders and sciences.

SYOSSET: Robert Adler, political science, and Suzanne Feinstein, theatre and dance.

VALLEY COTTAGE: David Spira, history.

VALLEY STREAM: Whitney Hecker, communicative disorders and sciences.

WOODBURY: Jessica Grinacoff, biological sciences.

WOODMERE: Morgan Gottfried, psychology.

YONKERS: Rachel Kupersmith, history.